The measurement of change in functional ability: Dealing with attrition and the floor/ceiling effect

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 337-350

  Holstein, Bjørn E ^a   Avlund, Kirsten ^a   Due, Pernille ^a   Martinussen, Torben ^a,b   Keiding, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attrition; Functional ability; Older adults; Population study

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SEX; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750400482     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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